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FUNERAL READINGS SHEETORDER OF CHRISTIAN FUNERALS
SAINT AGNES PARISH
SECOND READING – NEW TESTAMENT
Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43
#B-1
[long form]
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles: Peter proceeded to address the people in these words, "In truth, I see that God shows no
partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.
You know the word (that) he sent to the Israelites as he proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ,
who is Lord of all, what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that
John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy Spirit and power. He went
about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are
witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and (in) Jerusalem. They put him to
death by hanging him on a tree. This man God raised (on) the third day and granted that he be
visible, not to all the people, but to us, the witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and
drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and
testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the
prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins
through his name."
The word of the Lord.
Or 10:34-36. 42-43
#B-2
[short form]
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles:
Peter proceeded to address the people in these words, "In truth, I see that God shows no
partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.
You know the word (that) he sent to the Israelites as he proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ,
who is Lord of all, he commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one
appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness, that
everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name."
The word of the Lord.
Romans 5:1-11
#B-3
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans:
Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through
the holy Spirit that has been given to us. For Christ, while we were still helpless, yet died at the
appointed time for the ungodly. Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die. But God proves his love
for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. How much more then, since we are
now justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we
were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once
reconciled, will we be saved by his life. Not only that, but we also boast of God through our
Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
The word of the Lord.
Romans 5:17-21
#B-4
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans:
If, by the transgression of one person, death came to reign through that one, how much more
will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of justification come to reign in
life through the one person Jesus Christ. In conclusion, just as through one transgression
condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life came to all. For just
as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the
obedience of one the many will be made righteous. The law entered in so that transgression
might increase but, where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more, so that, as sin reigned in
death, grace also might reign through justification for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The word of the Lord.
Romans 6:3-9
#B-5
[long form]
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans:
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We
were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from
the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. For if we have grown
into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the
resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be
done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. For a dead person has been
absolved from sin. If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with
him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over
him.
The word of the Lord.
Or 6:3-4. 8-9
#B-6
[short form]
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans:
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We
were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from
the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. If, then, we have died
with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the
dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.
The word of the Lord.
Romans 8:14-23
#B-7
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans:
Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of
slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry,
"Abba, Father!" The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if
children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that
we may also be glorified with him. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as
nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us. For creation awaits with eager
expectation the revelation of the children of God; for creation was made subject to futility, not
of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope that creation itself would be
set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God. We
know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we
ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for
adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
The word of the Lord.
Romans 8:31b-35. 37-39
#B-8
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans:
If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over
for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him? Who will bring a charge
against God's chosen ones? It is God who acquits us. Who will condemn? It is Christ (Jesus)
who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly
through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The word of the Lord.
Romans 14:7-9. 10b-12
#B-9
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans:
None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord,
and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. For this is
why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. For we
shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, every
knee shall bend before me, and every tongue shall give praise to God." So (then) each of us
shall give an account of himself (to God).
The word of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:20-23. 24b-28
#B-10
[longer form]
A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians:
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since
death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human
being. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in
proper order: Christ the first fruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; then comes
the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every
sovereignty and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies
under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for "he subjected everything under his
feet." But when it says that everything has been subjected, it is clear that it excludes the one
who subjected everything to him. When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself
will (also) be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in
all.
The word of the Lord.
Or 15:20-23
#B-11
[shorter form]
A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians:
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since
death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human
being. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in
proper order: Christ the first fruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ
The word of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:51-57
#B-12
A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians:
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in an
instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be
raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For that which is corruptible must clothe itself
with incorruptibility, and that which is mortal must clothe itself with immortality. And when
this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself
with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about: "Death is swallowed up in
victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is
sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
The word of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 4: 14-5:1
#B-13
A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians:
We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and place us with
you in his presence. Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on
more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God. Therefore,
we are not discouraged; rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being
renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of
glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; for what is
seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal. For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent,
should be destroyed, we have a building from God, a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in
heaven.
The word of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:1. 6-10
#B-14
A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians:
We know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent, should be destroyed, we have a building from God,
a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven. So we are always courageous, although we
know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith,
not by sight. Yet we are courageous, and we would rather leave the body and go home to the
Lord. Therefore, we aspire to please him, whether we are at home or away. For we must all
appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive recompense, according
to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.
The word of the Lord.
Philippians 3:20-21
#B-15
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Philippians:
Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will
change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to
bring all things into subjection to himself.
The word of the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
#B-16
A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians:
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you
may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so
too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. Indeed, we tell you
this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,
will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself, with a word of
command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from
heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with
the Lord. Therefore, console one another with these words.
The word of the Lord.
2 Timothy 2:8-13
#B-17
A reading from the second letter of Paul to Timothy:
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David: such is my gospel, for
which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not
chained. Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too
may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory. This saying is
trustworthy: If we have died with him we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also
reign with him. But if we deny him he will deny us. If we are unfaithful he remains faithful, for
he cannot deny himself.
The word of the Lord.
1 John 3:1-2
#B-18
A reading from the first letter of John:
See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so
we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are
God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is
revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
The word of the Lord.
1 John 3:14-16
#B-19
A reading from the first letter of John:
We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does
not love remains in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no
murderer has eternal life remaining in him. The way we came to know love was that he laid
down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
The word of the Lord.
Revelation 14:13
#B-20
A reading from the book of Revelation:
I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from
now on." "Yes," said the Spirit, "let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany
them."
The word of the Lord.
Revelation 20:11-21:1
#B-21
A reading from the book of Revelation:
I saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his
presence and there was no place for them. I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing
before the throne, and scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the book of life.
The dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was written in the scrolls. The sea gave
up its dead; then Death and Hades gave up their dead. All the dead were judged according to
their deeds. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire. (This pool of fire is the
second death.) Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into
the pool of fire. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former
earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
The word of the Lord.
Revelation 21:1-5a. 6b-7
#B-22
A reading from the book of Revelation:
I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away,
and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne
saying, "Behold, God's dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will
be his people and God himself will always be with them (as their God). He will wipe every tear
from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, (for) the old
order has passed away." The one who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new. I
am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give a gift from
the spring of life-giving water. The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God, and he
will be my son."
The word of the Lord.